ARTICLES RELATING TO HOME AFFAIRS

8 years before all have smart IDs

2013-05-09 22:20

It would take up to eight years to issue all South Africans with so-called smart card identity documents, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says.

New foreign marriage rules to curb fraud

2013-04-22 10:35

The home affairs department says new rules for foreign couples who want to wed in South Africa are intended to curb the high number of fraudulent marriages.

Home affairs must re-open refugee centre

2013-03-19 20:15

The home affairs department must re-open a refugee reception office in Cape Town, the Western Cape High Court has ruled.

Home affairs helps taxi driver's family

2013-03-02 14:10

The family of Emidio Marcia, the Mozambican taxi driver who died in police custody, will be provided with the necessary documentation for his funeral, the department of home affairs says.

Fewer Christmas holiday travellers

2012-12-25 18:20

The number of people travelling through South Africa's ports of entry, about 2.8 million, is down by 3% from the previous year, the department of home affairs says.

Smart ID card next year - Pandor

2012-12-13 15:55

The new smart ID cards will start being issued in the new year, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor said on Thursday.

Home Affairs hassle over baby's registration

2012-12-13 10:02

The home affairs department is refusing to register the birth of a premature baby, apparently because he was born just seven months after his brother and the department’s system does not make provision for this.

Dalai Lama can visit for my 90th, says Tutu

2012-11-29 20:01

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu may invite his friend the Dalai Lama to attend his 90th birthday, despite South Africa unlawfully delaying his visa application last year.

Dalai Lama court ruling welcomed

2012-11-29 14:29

Opposition parties have welcomed the ruling that the government acted unlawfully by dragging its heels on the Dalai Lama's visa application, saying it vindicates the view that government broke the country's laws.

Case against home affairs withdrawn

2012-11-15 20:41

An application to prevent the home affairs department from violating the rights of foreigners has been withdrawn, director general Mkuseli Apleni says.

Judgment reserved in visa appeal

2012-11-12 20:51

The Supreme Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in an appeal by Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Mosiuoa Lekota in the visa matter pertaining to the Dalai Lama.

SAHRC: Home affairs violates foreigners' rights

2012-11-03 17:30

The SAHRC has accused the department of home affairs of violating the rights of foreigners at the Lindela Repatriation Centre in the West Rand.

Naledi Pandor new home affairs minister

2012-10-03 13:49
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Naledi Pandor has been appointed as minister of home affairs and Derek Hanekom will take over as minister of science and technology, the presidency has announced.

Don't mess up home affairs - Dlamini-Zuma

2012-09-13 10:23

Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says she hopes President Jacob Zuma will be sensible when he replaces her.

One Marikana victim still unidentified

2012-08-24 20:00

Only one of the 34 mineworkers killed during a shooting at Lonmin's Marikana mine remains unidentified, the home affairs department says.

Home affairs warned about outsourcing

2012-08-14 21:51

Members of Parliament have asked the home affairs department to re-consider plans to outsource its functions.

Home affairs won't let man leave first wife

2012-08-06 09:07

A Boksburg businessman who got married for the second time has begged top government officials to help him after finding that home affairs still registered him as married to his first wife.

Corruption at OR Tambo curbed - minister

2012-07-06 11:32

Drastic measures have helped curb corruption at OR Tambo International Airport, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma says.

Refugees demand reopening of centres

2012-06-19 19:15

About 200 refugees have marched to the Marabastad refugee reception offices in Pretoria, demanding that closed refugee centres be reopened.

ID smart cards by next elections

2012-05-17 14:13

It is expected that smart ID cards will be in use by the next general elections, says the home affairs department.

Home affairs to probe delayed IDs

2012-05-10 20:20

The home affairs department says it will "scrutinise" two cases where people are fighting to get identity documents - one has waited six years, the other is trying to get an ID reflecting her new gender

ID smartcards not far off

2012-04-25 22:38
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A pilot project to replace identity documents with smartcards will start in about six months, Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has said.

Asylum seekers: 166 000 waiting

2012-04-12 22:37

The Refugees Appeal Board and the standing committee on refugee affairs are swamped by appeals to review previously rejected asylum applications, an official says.

Home affairs still investigating mafioso

2012-04-05 19:01

Investigations are still underway to determine how alleged Italian mafia member Vito Palazzolo left South Africa using a passport with a different identity, says home affairs.

Dept to fight to close refugee centre

2012-03-02 14:18

The home affairs department intends fighting a recent court ruling that overturned its decision to close down its Port Elizabeth refugee reception office.

 

Home affairs processes Gupta guests

2013-05-03 19:55

The wedding guests who arrived at the Waterkloof Air Force Base on a Gupta family-chartered jet have been processed through immigration ahead of their departure, the department of home affairs says.

SAHRC welcomes refugee ruling

2013-03-20 07:19

The SA Human Rights Commission has welcomed a court ruling that the department of home affairs must re-open a refugee reception office in central Cape Town by July.

Pandor issues new birth certificates

2013-03-04 20:05

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has issued the first birth certificates containing all vital details of a newborn baby.

Speedy, secure birth certificates soon

2013-01-31 15:31

South Africa will soon issue only unabridged birth certificates, Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor says.

Komatipoort baby finally registered

2012-12-19 14:41

Home affairs has finally registered the birth of a premature baby born only seven months after his brother, after saying it couldn't register more than one baby born to the same set of parents in one year.

Mpuma newborn will be registered - dept

2012-12-13 11:52

The home affairs department would do everything in its power to register the birth of a premature baby, whose parents have battled to do so because of red tape, an official says.

Home affairs gets OK to use soldiers

2012-11-29 22:14

Using soldiers to work at ports of entry has received the nod from the Johannesburg Labour Court, a home affairs official says.

Home affairs to study Dalai Lama ruling

2012-11-29 18:00

Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor will study a ruling that the government acted unlawfully in delaying a decision on a visa application by the Dalai Lama, the department says.

Govt acted unlawfully against Dalai Lama - court

2012-11-29 11:54
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The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled that government “deliberately delayed” a decision to grant the Dalai Lama a visa last year.

Home affairs confident about visa case

2012-11-12 22:06

The home affairs ministry has expressed confidence about an appeal by the IFP and Cope regarding the Dalai Lama's visa.

Court questions Dalai Lama visa timeframe

2012-11-12 16:07

The Supreme Court of Appeal has said it found it difficult to accept that a visa application for an international figure could take several months to be processed.

New ID gives woman new lease on life

2012-11-02 08:24

A Bloemfontein woman is excited to get her life back on track after she finally received a new ID after six years of fighting with the home affairs department.

Parliament says farewell to Dlamini-Zuma

2012-09-19 19:00

Parliament has paid a fond farewell and tribute to Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as she heads for Addis Ababa to chair the African Union commission.

Many Africans never get registered - Zuma

2012-09-06 16:56

Africa needs to eliminate "the scandal of invisibility" which sees people living and dying without ever being registered, President Jacob Zuma says.

Widowed gran looks after 17 kids

2012-08-20 10:33

A 68-year-old Soweto grandmother looking after 17 children has told how she is forced to scavenge from dustbins to feed her family.

430 000 ID documents still uncollected

2012-08-14 15:51

Close to 430 000 identity documents still need to be collected from Home Affairs offices around the country, director general Mkuseli Apleni says.

Dlamini-Zuma still home affairs minister

2012-07-17 19:35

Newly-appointed African Union Commission chair Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma remains minister of home affairs for the time being, the presidency says.

Refugees march to Parliament

2012-06-20 18:54

About 100 refugees and activists have marched to Parliament against the imminent closure of the Maitland refugee reception office.

SAHRC probing abuse of refugees

2012-06-07 16:43

The department of home affairs must come up with urgent and meaningful measures to put an end to the ill treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, the SA Human Rights Commission says.

Tell us about duplicate IDs - home affairs

2012-05-11 18:31

Home Affairs Minster Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has urged South Africans affected by the duplication of their identity documents to come forward.

Sex change woman in court for new ID

2012-05-08 12:42
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A woman who used to be a man has obtained a court order against home affairs because, according to her ID book, she is still man.

'Mein Führer' comment is hate speech: DA

2012-04-13 20:05
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The DA has accused a senior Western Cape home affairs official of hate speech after he described leader Helen Zille as "Mein Führer" on social networking site Facebook.

Official suspended for beating foreigner

2012-04-11 07:50

A home affairs official has been suspended for allegedly beating a foreign national with a sjambok while trying to control crowds at a satellite office, the department says.

Home affairs paying R33m a year for HQ

2012-03-05 19:08
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The home affairs department is paying R33m a year rental for its new Pretoria headquarters, more than one-and-a-half times what it previously paid for office space.

Thousands have duplicated IDs

2012-03-02 10:33

There are 121 000 South Africans who have more than one identity document or are sharing an identity number with someone else, home affairs officials say.

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